Individuals with Disabilities Using Technology in the Community
1. Visit AssistiveWare web site
AssistiveWare specializes in software that provides full access to Mac OS X for students with physical, speech, languages and vision impairments. With the AssistiveWare software a student with a disability can fully participate in school activities, whether it involves creating a video in iMovie or using the standard educational software all the other kids use. (There are wonderful communication/Proloquo2go videos. For this exploration - focus on the videos further down the page that involve adults and students with more physical disabilities.)
After you complete these steps, go to the edmodo small group discussion to submit a new Discussion Post about this topic to document your thinking in this learning module.
First post for each topic is due February 17th.[3 points] At least one response to someone else in each topic is duebefore NEXT theme post is due. [2 points]
1. Visit AssistiveWare web site
AssistiveWare specializes in software that provides full access to Mac OS X for students with physical, speech, languages and vision impairments. With the AssistiveWare software a student with a disability can fully participate in school activities, whether it involves creating a video in iMovie or using the standard educational software all the other kids use. (There are wonderful communication/Proloquo2go videos. For this exploration - focus on the videos further down the page that involve adults and students with more physical disabilities.)
Assistiveware Video Case Studies
2. Read the article:
Disabled Bodies, Able Minds: Giving Voice, Movement, and Independence to the Physically Challenged
http://www.edutopia.org/assistivetechnologyThen watch the video: Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams
http://www.edutopia.org/assistive-technology-enabling-dreams-video
After you complete these steps, go to the edmodo small group discussion to submit a new Discussion Post about this topic to document your thinking in this learning module.
First post for each topic is due February 17th. [3 points]
At least one response to someone else in each topic is due before NEXT theme post is due. [2 points]